[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon. i am mindy basara. a full schedule on the president's blackberry as he met with the united nations security council this morning before going to pittsburgh for the anticipated g-20 summit. >> 15 votes in favor. >> in a unanimous vote, the security council approved the u.s.-backed resolution to rid the world of nuclear weapons. >> it enshrines our shared commitment to a goal of the world without nuclear weapons. >> president obama led a high- level summit, a first for an american president. the framework includes disarmament for the five declared nations with nuclear

weapons, and a commitment to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of other nations and potential terrorists. it allows countries to pursue nuclear technology. the resolution is also aimed at giving the security council broader powers to enforce those goals if nations violate the measures. >> international law is not an empty promise, and the trees will be enforced. >> it could give the u.s. more negotiating power with countries like iran -- if countries like iran and north korea to pursue nuclear weapons. wednesday, obama met with the russian president, who for the first time agreed with the possibility of sanctions if iran does not cooperate. >> if iran does not respond to serious negotiations and additional sanctions -- to serious negotiations, additional sanctions remain a possibility. >> after wrapping up the meeting, the president had said its board for the g-20 summit -- heads to pittsburgh for the g-20 summit. are ready protesters are in

place. police are ready, too. president obama may have a tougher time in pittsburgh getting world leaders from the g-20 established and emerging companies to agree on any unified plan, since many are dealing with a different set of problems stemming from the banking crisis. >> still pretty warm out there, especially considering it is the second full day of fall. clouds are starting, as we can see from the visible satellite imagery. from the radar, we are not going to see any of that action until late saturday. in the meantime, warm today and cooler tomorrow. a cold front is continuously sliding to our south as i speak. drying out and doing a little bit better tonight when we get all the humidity out of here.

>> after being the subject of scandalous headlines for the past several weeks, the community activist group acorn is making headlines of its own. it filed a lawsuit against the two people who reportedly videotaped them in baltimore -- a videotape in baltimore a group of employees giving tax applies to the two posing as a pet and prostitute. -- pimp and prostitute. >> it would kind of be hard to argue that, and the reason they videotaped this stuff illegally was the emotional distress they were trying to impose on these employees. i don't think they knew or cared about the employees. they were trying to get at acorn. >> the group also seeks damages from a conservative columnist who posted the videos on his website.

the group says there will not post tax returns this year because of the scandal. mr. pierre, who won last week's democratic primary, -- visit here, who won last week's democratic primary, was stopped by questions about her past. she has admitted to some of her financial errors, but not all. >> have i tried to correct those mistakes that many of you have seen in the reports, that many of those are outdated mistakes that were not updated? yes, i made those mistakes. >> the annapolis democratic central committee will meet friday night to pick a replacement. local bank under federal scrutiny for holding too many people the mortgages is under risk of losing its headquarters to foreclosure. -- too many defaulted mortgages is under risk of losing its headquarters to foreclosure.

first mariner chairman and ceo says that he is in default on some of the loans under provision. he is considering selling the 3- year-old building . maryland remains the richest state in the nation. the median household income for 2000 was $70,545, up $59 from 2007, slightly above the number two richest state, new jersey. almost a month after senator ted kennedy passed away, the governor of massachusetts has appointed a temporary replacement to fill the late senator's seat paul kirk, a former democratic national chairman, will serve until mid- jan reid, when massachusetts will hold a special election.

mr. kirk served on kennedy's staff for eight years. what she did to one student that landed her in hot water. a major changes for some of the nation's largest financial institutions. how could save you hundreds in overdraft fees. and the doctor from falls road animal hospital is here to answer questions. i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking

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multi-car accident involving a military humvee in central texas. this is the aftermath of the accident on interstate 35 wednesday. the humvee was traveling southbound when it somehow went airborne and crossed into the center barrier, crashing into oncoming traffic. it caused a chain reaction, involving six vehicles. it shut down traffic in both directions for about three hours. in miami, a special needs teacher has been found guilty of abuse after being accused of putting hot sauce in an autistic student's soda. she was found guilty after prosecutors found she placed the boy's drink to "teach the student a lesson." she says she is innocent. her attorney says that she is a strict but dedicated teacher. she faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail. and a which a judge will face charges in a court room.

-- an ohio judge will face tough does in a corporate video has been taken that suggest he was driving under the influence. he was stopped late friday night's near the city of eaton. troopers say that the judge was driving erratically and the report they could smell alcohol and that he had slurred speech. he refused to take a breathalyzer test. a majority of americans cannot wait to get the seasonal flu vaccine this year. with us so you see how the texas community is making the process as convenient as possible. and a major breakthrough in the fight against hiv. why scientists in thailand think they have unlocked the secrets to fighting the deadly virus. and doctor kim hammond from falls road and a hospital is to to answer pet questions. >> we are also going to check out the forecast. showers to our west are brewing. i will break it down for you coming up.

>> a look at how three major banks have changed their policies on the large overdraft fees. >> in a major reversal, bank of america says that beginning next month it will finally allow customers to opt out of overdraft protection. that means that if there is no money in your account, the transaction will be declined. now the transactions are paid for a fee of $35 each. the bank also says that it will no longer charge fees on a very small overdraft, and it will limit the maximum overdraft fees per day to a total cost of $140, down from $350 now. the change comes in response to

an uproar by consumers, some who vented on youtube. >> yes, i deserve two, two overdraft fees, but six? come on. >> wells fargo announced changes similar to bank of america. jpmorgan chase went farther, to reduce overdraft fees and and the practice of reordering transactions to generate more fees. consumer groups say that all our welcome changes, but not nearly enough. >> overdraft fees are one of the most abusive practices currently out in the marketplace. >> watch your account balance closely, and try to maintain -- if your bank would not let you opt of overdraft protection, shop around. bank of america says it is making the changes now to provide immediate help to customers who repeatedly overdraw their account.

but by addressing consumer complaints, banks also hope to quell demands for a crackdown by congress. lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> it is a sticky afternoon out there. height dew points before the front gets through. we will stay humid and we're pretty well as well. we are seeing a cloud cover on the visible satellite imagery. massive moisture to our west. it will take us 48 hours to get through. we are, concerning the weekend, at least part of it, expecting some showers. the temperatures are just really rising quickly. 83 downtown right now. topped out yesterday at 86 degrees. currently 81 over there. the or statewide tour takes us to the mountains of western maryland.

we have been dealing with a mix of sunshine and clouds today. there will be breaks in the cuts, and then some sunshine. invariably cloudy. it looks like 85 or so again. a drier air mass will start building in later on this evening. 83 in general on the lower eastern shore and around ocean city, a few degrees warmer. on the chesapeake bay, which are northwesterly at not -- winds are northwesterly at five to 10 knots. i-95-. sweltering record high, congestion with a 39-degree record low. tonight we will feel a little bit more crisp as the nicer weather pattern gets into play. 59 to 65 tonight. winds shifting to the north at five to 10 miles per hour. this is ultimately going to slide a little bit further to

the south and hang out of the carolinas over the next few days. this mass of moisture is going to inch its way into our direction. here is how it breaks down on futurecast. seasonal conditions, mostly sunny. it is getting a little bit of bubbling up of moisture from the deep south. saturday, cloudy and a slight chance of showers in the late afternoon. the 9:00 saturday night looks like pretty decent rain coming through here. that will take us into sunday morning as well. but we should be dealing with heavy rain early on in sunday and then we will clear out of it. for game time, keep your first crossed. -- keep your fingers crossed. tuesday, aguilar 71. -- a cooler 71. >> you have just the cutest little dog here. >> little white terrier.

she wants to be hugged. >> she wants you to older bridges a little lever. she's a beautiful little dog. >> i cannot imagine doing the heimlich maneuver on a cat. >> impressive. >> coughing in a cat is serious. you have to eliminate heart disease and infections. chances are it is not a hairball. if it is, it is easy to diagnose. but i would go to a veterinarian. >> what about ammonia? >> yes, anything that causes coughing. but you figure that if it is ammonia and you will see a discharge of some sort. with coughing and no discharge,

lots of things. go to a veterinarian. bad breeding is bad breeding, good breeding is a good breeding. just because an animal as small as not necessarily mean it is sick. but if you are concerned about your animal, you want to make sure it is healthy. to the yearly exam and a check and will out. yorkie's are tiny. if they get into something, it is disproportionately more toxic. for instance, chewing gum, the xylitol, which is in some chewing gum. my point is that with that small

box, you have to be more proactive. >> good point. >> probably not, but again, check it out when you get your yearly shot. a lot of cats' bellies sag. my belly sags. but it could very easily beat normal, glandular, and could be something more serious. it could be a side effect of just a cigar from his surgery. there are a lot of a simple answers. go to your veterinarian and they can decide.

>> good to see you. good to see you, too. if you have a question for doctor hammond -- in the medical alert, scientists in thailand claimed that an experimental vaccine has helped to prevent the spread of the aids virus. researchers in bangkok announced the findings of the world's largest ever aids vaccine trial, co-sponsored by the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases and the u.s. army. a combination of two vaccines were used, one priming the system to attack the to be and the second one -- attacking the hiv and the second one assisting the response. it is not clear if the vaccines would work in the u.s. or elsewhere. before the h1n1 flu shots arrive next month, some folks are making it easier to get a seasonal flu vaccination.

this local health department in austin, texas, is offering a flu shot clinic in a drive through format. injections are free for medicare recipients no surprise here, the turnout was much bigger than organizers had expected. flavored cigarettes with flavors like vanilla and mint are now banned by the food and drug and ministration. the fda says that the band is expected to reduce the number of children who start to smoke. most adult smokers pick up the habit as dangerous. the fda plans to research that finds that 17-year-old smokers are three times as likely to use flavored cigarettes as those over the age of 25. up next, the maryland lottery numbers. and we will get another check of your insta-weather-plus forecast but first, a look at wall street.

>> they say that everything is bigger in texas, including the world's longest basketball shot. a student from texas a&m university made the shot from the third deck of the field at college station. nothing but net. it is part of a group that raises money for children. coming up on "dr. oz," find out what's 60 people did to -- 16 people did to help total strangers. that is at 2:00. coming up on "oprah," jay-z and barbra streisand talk to oprah. that is that for cockpit and now the maryland lottery numbers. -- is at 4:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers.

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for winning numbers and the latest news, go to mdlottery.com. at the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> center has a look of the butter before we go. -- sandra shaw has a look at the weather before we go. >> kind of money, but tomorrow, considerably cooler. on saturday, cooler still. better chance of showers into sunday morning. >> thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. if you missed any of this newscast, we have an encore broadcast this afternoon at 1:00 on a wbal plus. >> turned in tonight with donna

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